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It was a windy morning in the Greenfield bay area. Residents woke up to get ready for work, while residents working the night shifts returned home from a nights work. At 4:30 AM. PST a large roar filled the city, followed by heavy shaking that lasted approximately 30-40 seconds. Damage occurred up to 95 miles away, with the most damage in the Greenfield Bay area, and the San Fernando Valley. The area most affected by the earthquake were the neighbourhoods of Ashfield, Northpark, Clinton and other central areas like Glenview. Many older apartment buildings suffered major damages, and even collapsed, most famously the Carrien, which stood at 8 floors tall in Downtown Ashfield. Unfortunately the city saw major losses, The highway leading up to the bridge from greenfield to ashfield partly collapsed onto the brand new marina under it, An old historic warehouse on one of the piers completely collapsed, and so did 9 other buildings, the tallest finished structure was the 12 storey tall apartment building right nexto the bridge connecting downtown greenfield and ashfield. Many buildings in ashfield were badly damaged, and had to either be repaired or torn down. | It was a windy morning in the Greenfield bay area. Residents woke up to get ready for work, while residents working the night shifts returned home from a nights work. At 4:30 AM. PST a large roar filled the city, followed by heavy shaking that lasted approximately 30-40 seconds. Damage occurred up to 95 miles away, with the most damage in the Greenfield Bay area, and the San Fernando Valley. The area most affected by the earthquake were the neighbourhoods of Ashfield, Northpark, Clinton and other central areas like Glenview. Many older apartment buildings suffered major damages, and even collapsed, most famously the Carrien, which stood at 8 floors tall in Downtown Ashfield. Unfortunately the city saw major losses, The highway leading up to the bridge from greenfield to ashfield partly collapsed onto the brand new marina under it, An old historic warehouse on one of the piers completely collapsed, and so did 9 other buildings, the tallest finished structure was the 12 storey tall apartment building right nexto the bridge connecting downtown greenfield and ashfield. Many buildings in ashfield were badly damaged, and had to either be repaired or torn down. | ||
Northpark, clinton, springfield and western ashfield were mainly | Northpark, clinton, springfield and western ashfield were mainly large warehouses and factories. During the first earthquake many of these were not up-to-date and collapsed A large crane that wasnt bolted correctly fell onto the nearby interstate I-15, blocking the road for the duration of the week | ||
Other districts around the epicenter include glenview, westwood and downtown greenfield. | Other districts around the epicenter include glenview, westwood and downtown greenfield. | ||